Arpeggio · D△7 · Guitar
The D△7 arpeggio is D – F♯ – A – C♯ — chord tones 1 3 5 7. D△7 is the tonic Imaj7 of a major key, and any maj7 chord; its sound is bright, settled, at rest. Below, every D, F♯, A, C♯ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 5. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from D |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | unison (0 semitones) |
| 3 | F♯ | major 3rd (4 semitones) |
| 5 | A | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 7 | C♯ | major 7th (11 semitones) |
Goes with: D Major (Ionian) (D E F♯ G A B C♯). Voicings: D△7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
D – F♯ – A – C♯. As chord tones: 1 3 5 7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
D△7 is the tonic Imaj7 of a major key, and any maj7 chord. Its character is bright, settled, at rest.
D Major (D E F♯ G A B C♯) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root D on the A string at fret 5 and play A-string fret 5, A-string fret 9, D-string fret 7, G-string fret 6, G-string fret 7. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the tonic Imaj7 of a major key.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Major 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from D